UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2010
Colfax
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-34045
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54-1887631
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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8730
Stony Point Parkway, Suite 150
Richmond,
VA 23235
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(804) 560-4070
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.07
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
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On May
19, 2010, Colfax Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which two proposals were submitted to,
and approved by, the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described in
detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2010. The final
results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal
1: Election of Directors
The
Company’s stockholders elected eight directors to the Company’s Board of
Directors, to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and
until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The
votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
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Votes
For
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Votes
Against
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Abstain
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Broker
non-votes
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Mitchell
P. Rales
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37,928,055
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786,308
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7,395
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3,201,126
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Clay
H. Kiefaber
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38,238,173
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475,666
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7,919
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3,201,126
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Patrick
W. Allender
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36,261,363
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2,452,476
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7,919
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3,201,126
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C.
Scott Brannan
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38,288,135
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425,504
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8,119
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3,201,126
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Joseph
O. Bunting III
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35,887,867
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2,821,455
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12,436
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3,201,126
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Thomas
S. Gayner
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38,283,479
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425,843
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12,436
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3,201,126
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Rhonda
L. Jordan
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38,280,818
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428,504
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12,436
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3,201,126
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Rajiv
Vinnakota
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38,279,322
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429,999
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12,437
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3,201,126
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Proposal
2: Ratification of Approintment of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
The
Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2010. The votes regarding this proposal were as
follows:
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Votes
For
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Votes
Against
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Abstain
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Broker
non-votes
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41,880,990
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22,346
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19,548
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—
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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Colfax
Corporation
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Date: May
21, 2010
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By:
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/s/ CLAY
H. KIEFABER
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Name:
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Clay
H. Kiefaber
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Title:
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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